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Operations Manager - Highways

MCB-HW-LA
Normanton, West Yorkshire, England
£55k per year
Contract
Hard Services
  • Operations Manager - Highways Maintenance, Local Authority
  • 6 month ongoing contract to support the service
  • Location: West Yorkshire (District-Based)
  • Salary: £55k Target 
  • Contract: Temporary Interim | Full-Time
  • Sector: Highways, Local Authority, Environmental Services, Public Realm, Civil Engineering, Utilities, and Infrastructure Operations

A leading UK public-sector organisation is seeking an experienced Highways  Operations Manager to lead a team and a high-profile frontline highway services maintenance and upkeep across a major West Yorkshire district. This is a senior operational leadership role with visibility at corporate, community and political levels-ideal for a proven leader in highways, civils, construction operations, environmental services, or large-scale public realm delivery.

The role oversees a complex portfolio including:Highway maintenance, Public Rights of Way, Land drainage, Gully maintenance, Winter services, weather response, Operational depots, Fleet & plant with Multi-million-pound assets and budgets

You'll lead c60+ skilled and semi-skilled frontline staff, manage a multi-functional operational depot, and take responsibility for statutory services that keep the district's network safe, open, and resilient.

Key Responsibilities - Operations Manager, Highways - Local Authority

  • Lead and manage diverse multi-skilled frontline teams delivering district-wide highway, drainage, and winter maintenance operations.
  • Oversee planned, reactive, and emergency works, ensuring safe and efficient operation.
  • Act as Transport Manager under the organisation's Operator's Licence, managing fleet compliance and high-risk operational environments
  • Manage capital and revenue delivery through internal teams and contractors
  • Ensure full compliance with CDM, Health & Safety legislation and safe systems of work
  • Maintain high-profile public-facing services, respond to weather events and highway emergencies
  • Develop and manage multi-million-pound operational budgets, assets, and equipment
  • Build strong working relationships with stakeholders, elected members, trade unions ns, and contractors
  • Drive service improvement, innovation, and workforce development

Key Requirements- Senior Operations Manager, Highways - Locl Authority

  • Significant senior operational management experience in highways, civil engineering, environmental services, construction, utilities, or large-scale public realm operations
  • Strong leadership of large, dispersed frontline teams and unionised workforces
  • In-depth understanding of H&S, CDM, risk, compliance, and management of high-risk operational sites
  • Proven experience managing complex operational budgets, plant, vehicles, and large-scale assets
  • Experience coordinating contractors and delivering large capital/revenue programmes
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to lead in a politically aware environment
  • Full driving licence
  • Degree in Civil Engineering (or extensive equivalent experience)
  • IOSH Managing Safely & to obtain CPC Transport Manager if required
  • Experience in Highways , unionised environments,  and Civil Engineering / Highways Contractors encouraged

Why This Role? Operations Manager, Highways

  • Lead one of the region's most high-profile, essential, and visible public services
  • Autonomy to shape service direction, improvement, and operational strategy
  • Significant influence across regeneration, infrastructure, and environmental projects
  • Manage a major operational team with meaningful community impact
  • Senior leadership presence with political, community and multi-agency visibility

All enquiries and applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Contact [email protected] or 0113 2123519

Public Sector / Local Authorities

Highway Operations, Road Maintenance, Winter Services, PROW, Fleet Management, Environmental Services, Highway Inspector, Highway Asset Management

Industry: Government Administration, Civil Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure, Transport / Logistics

Highway Operations, Environmental Services, Transport, Public Works

Job Functions:

Operations / Maintenance

Engineering / Technical Services

Fleet / Transport Management

Civil / Highway Engineering

You are likely to be a Highway Operations Manager, Highways Maintenance Manager  Senior Highway Engineer, Winter Services Manager, Highways Asset Manager, Senior Civil Engineer - Roads.

Principal Consultant - Highways, Construction Manager - Highway Schemes

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.

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